Canadian Community Health Survey: Public Use Microdata File

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The public use microdata file (PUMF) from the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) provides data for health regions and combinations of health regions across Canada. Over the two year period, data are based on interviews with approximately 130,000 respondents aged 12 or older, residing in households in all provinces and territories.

The files include information on a wide range of topics, including: physical activity, height and weight, smoking, exposure to second hand smoke, alcohol consumption, general health, chronic health conditions, injuries, and use of health care services. It also provides information on the socio-demographic, income and labour force characteristics of the population.

The product is provided on CD-ROM with a built-in "Beyond 20/20" application.

Information by format

([B] = Bilingual; see "Bilingual products" below )

Product:Canadian Community Health Survey: Public Use Microdata File
Catalogue no.:82M0013XCB
Frequency:Biennial
Status:Ongoing/Available
 
Latest issue:2009/2010 Free
Release date:November 7, 2011
 
Subscription:one year (365 days) N/A  
 
System requirements: IBM compatible Pentium III or better, Windows 2000 SP4 or better, Minimum 124 MB of RAM, minimum 110 MB free space on hard disk, Microsoft mouse compatible, and CD-ROM reader.
Shipping charges: No shipping charges for delivery in Canada. For shipments to the United States, $6 per issue or item ordered. For shipments to other countries, $10 per issue or per item ordered. Annual frequency = 1, Quarterly frequency = 4, Monthly frequency = 12.
 

Content note

The CD-ROM includes a detailed User Guide which provides documentation of survey design, data collection, processing and estimation in portable document format (PDF).

Microdata specifications

Reference year: 2009-2010
Universe: Household Population Aged 12+
Total weights number of units: ~29 million
Number of unweighted units: ~124,000
Number of variables: ~1,254
File size (in bytes): ~19.6 giga bytes
Format: *.txt

Reference year: 2010
Universe: Household Population Aged 12+
Total weights number of units: ~29 million
Number of unweighted units: ~63,000
Number of variables: ~1,325
File size (in bytes): ~10.4 giga bytes
Format: *.txt

Subjects

Keywords

accidents, alcohol consumption, alcoholism, body mass index, census of population, chronic health problems, data collection, data processing, demographic characteristics, determinants of health, disabilities, diseases, food consumption, health information, health problems, health risk factors, health surveys, income, injuries, interviews, labour force characteristics, physical activity, socio-demographic characteristics, socioeconomic profiles, suicide, tobacco use.

Free access

These data are available at no additional charge to Canadian educational institutions participating in the Data Liberation Initiative.

Bilingual products

Some bilingual products have changed to separate English and French products. In these cases, back issues are bilingual and the more recent issues are unilingual.

Contacts

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82300 - Health Statistics Division
Data Access and Information Services 613-951-1746 (hd-ds@statcan.gc.ca)